The New Arms Race: DDR3-1800 RAM
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
Our Core 2 Duo E6750 was capable of running at up to 530 MHz FSB speed (FSB2120) and beyond 3.3 GHz core clock speed. We reduced the x8 multiplier to x6 for our testing to avoid the CPU core becoming a bottleneck.
Benchmarks And Settings
Benchmarks and Settings | |
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3D-Games | |
Call Of Duty 2 | Version: 1.3 RetailVideo Mode: 1280x960Anti Aliasing: 4xGraphics Card: mediumTimedemo demo2 |
Quake 4 | Version: 1.2 (Dual-Core Patch)Video Mode: 1280x1024Video Quality: HighTHG Timedemo waste.maptimedemo demo8.demo 1 (1 = load textures) |
Video | |
TMPEG 3.0 Express | Version: 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)182 MB VOB MPEG2-source (704x576) 16:9 |
DivX 6.6 | Version: 6.6Profile: High Definition ProfileMultipass, 3000 kbit/sEncoding mode: Insane Quality |
XviD 1.1.3 | Version: 1.1.3Encoding type: Twopass - Single passProfile @ Level: DXN HT PALTarget size (kbytes): 570000 |
Mainconcept H.264 v2 | Version 2.1260 MB MPEG-2 source (1920x1080) 16:9Codec: H.264Mode: NTSCAudio: AACProfile: HighStream: Program |
Applications | |
Winrar | Version 3.7 (Multi-Core)(303 MB, 47 Files, 2 Folders)Compression = BestDictionary = 4096 kB |
Autodesk 3D Studio Max | Version: 8.0Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"rendering HTDV 1920x1080 |
Synthetic | |
Everest | Version 4.00.976Cache & Memory Benchmark |
PCMark05 Pro | Version: 1.2.0CPU and Memory Tests |
SiSoftware Sandra 2008 | Version 2008.1.12.30Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
Other | |
Windows Media Player 10 | Version: 10.00.00.36.46 |
For Comparison: DDR3-1333 At JEDEC Standards
To have a performance comparison between the two DDR3-1800 DIMMs and conventional DDR3 memory at the same FSB and core clock speed, we used the OCZ memory and reduced the clock speed to DDR3-1350 (this was as close to 1333 as we could get) at CL9-9-9-26 timings. This resembles the JEDEC requirements for DDR3 memory at 1333 speed. Most retail PCs that weren't designed for enthusiasts are typically equipped with this sort of standard memory.
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